Rescue me! Aretha the sheep waits for help after becoming stuck on cliff ledge

These amazing pictures shows a lonesome sheep who has survived for a
month after she became trapped on a tiny cliff ledge 100 feet above
the North Sea.

And it's baaaaad news for the woolly wanderer - nicknamed Aretha by
sympathetic locals after Aretha Franklin who sang the soul classic,
Rescue me, - as no one is prepared to save her.

The amazing pictures shows Aretha the Sheep stranded on the ledge half
way down the 200ft cliffs just south of the lighthouse at Hawsker,
near Whitby, North Yorkshire.

Baaad: Aretha the sheep has become stuck on a cliff top 100 feet above the sea in Yorkshire

Long way up: Aretha was spotted by a crew member on a passing boat

It is thought she stumbled off the
edge of the field where other sheep graze and miraculously survived the
sheer drop by landing on the precarious ledge.

Unfortunately for Aretha no owner has come forward to claim her and organise a rescue bid.

The
local coastguard and lifeboat association say animal rescue is
voluntary.

Juanita Degenaar first spotted the lonely
sheep while working as a crew member of a cruise company who
run trips across Whitby harbour.

She said: 'She seems quite happy throughout the day when I see her
on my various trips past. We keep an eye on her and see her in
different spots sometimes grazing, relaxing under a ledge like she is
in photo, like a Queen looking over her kingdom.

'There are lots of sheep grazing. Maybe it slipped down or climbed down. I'm not sure if it can get back up.

A spokesperson for the RSPCA said
they were aware of Aretha's plight and have been looking for her since Friday but have been unable to locate her whereabouts.

They urged anyone who had spotted the sheep
who could give an accurate location of Aretha's whereabouts to contact
their Cruelty and Advice line on 0300 1234 999.